DIVERSE
Conformism or Intransigence?
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 16, nº 174, April 2022
Conformism… A deplorable mentality at the root of so many disasters throughout history! It turned Lot’s wife into a statue of salt (cf. Gn 19:26), it led Aaron to make a golden calf at the foot of Horeb (cf. Ex 32:1-6), it brought divine reproof upon the piest Heli (cf. …
DONA LUCILIA
Spiritual Composure
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 16, nº 174, April 2022
Dona Lucilia’s conformity with the spirit of the Church made her a loyal fulfiller of its religious practices. In those bygone days of the 1920s, still fragranced with the sweet aroma of St. Pius X’s beneficial presence on the Pontifical Throne, she loved the sacral splendour with which the Liturgy …
CATHOLIC SPIRITUALITY
How to Profit from Your Faults – Man’s War, God’s rest
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 226, August 2026
Do not be alarmed, dear reader, by the title of this article. Do not be alarmed, because we do not intend to recall here the conflicts of various kinds that afflict our world today… Do not be alarmed, because we will neither advocate for war nor criticize it. Do not …
STORY FOR CHILDREN
The Happiest Donkey in History
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 16, nº 174, April 2022
The ninth hour had already passed, and the sun still beat strongly upon the village of Bethphage, situated on the outskirts of Bethany. The entire region was in the grip of drought and famine… The sons of the honest farmer, Bartholomew, were busy storing the hay in the barn and …
CONCLUDING PAGES
“Kintsugi” and the Art of Divine Pardon
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 16, nº 174, April 2022
We live in a society that has become accustomed to the disposable, the practical and the ephemeral, and which is, as a consequence, increasingly unconcerned with beauty, the sublime and the enduring. For this reason, it may be difficult for us to appreciate a certain oriental art form, kintsugi, which …
GOSPEL COMMENTARY
“What Profit Is There in My Blood?”
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 13, nº 138, April 2019
Gospel of the Friday of the Passion of the Lord Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, according to John 1 Jesus went out with His disciples across the Kidron valley to where there was a garden, into which He and His disciples entered. 2 Judas His betrayer also knew the …
INSIDE FRONT COVER
A Winning Paternal Kindness
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 218, December 2025
I was about eleven years old when I had the grace to meet Don Rinaldi for the first time, at the festive Oratory of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Turin. All of them called him by the affectionate title “Signor Direttore”; all of them ran joyfully to …
CATHOLIC SPIRITUALITY
Victory or Defeat: It Is in our Hands
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 223, May 2026
Clausewitz,1 the renowned war strategist, asserts that one of the most effective combat manoeuvres consists of triumphing even before the battle begins. How? By taking from the enemy the determination to fight, whether by the tenacity of the resistance or – more effectively – by the threat of an overwhelming …
OUR READERS ASK
Our Readers Ask
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 218, December 2025
In some churches, we receive the Holy Host dipped in the wine, that is, the Body and Blood of Jesus, during Communion. In others, however, only priests and deacons receive the Blood; lay people receiving only the Body. Father, could you explain why the Blood of Jesus is not also …
CATHOLIC SPIRITUALITY
The Mystical Life of the Christian – In Exile… Prelude to Heavenly Communion!
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 221, March 2026
Among the various titles that can be given to man, one is usually not very agreeable to him, although it is quite true: dethroned king. Indeed, his life in this vale of tears is not the one God originally planned for him in creating him: “let them have dominion over …
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